Coventry Rugby's Max Trimble pronounced himself "just glad to be back out on the pitch,” after racing 70 metres to the London Scottish line to claim his team’s all-important fourth try in his first appearance of the season.

Trimble, who missed the first six games of the Greene King IPA Championship season due to injury, admitted afterwards he had been desperate to join his newly-promoted teammates in English rugby’s second tier.

"Everyone prefers to be involved, especially during the first few games of the season,” he said. “Win or lose it's better to be out on the pitch with the boys making some memories."

The 26-year-old delivered an eye-catching display during his comeback game, capped by a truly memorable second-half counter-attack try.

Max Trimble, Coventry Rugby

Trimble’s score came soon after Cov had regained the momentum by emptying their bench then driving Scott Tolmie over for a bonus point clinching fourth try.

And it eventually proved to be the difference between two tightly-matched sides in a wind-dominated contest which the winger described as a gruelling encounter.

"It was tough with the conditions, I'm glad it wasn't wet but a strong wind makes the game a lot harder,” he said. “We knew it was going to be tough, it was just one of those games where we really dug deep and managed to get the win.

"It was really nice work after winning a turnover and that's exactly what we want, we want to get the ball wide and have a go. We haven't really had that opportunity very often this season so far, so it was good to get it and I was just lucky to be on the end of it."

All three of Coventry's wins so far this season have been at home, with 15 of their 16 league points to date coming at the Butts Park Arena, where Trimble believes the home crowd are a differentiator in games that are very close.

"We want to win every home game in order to make our stadium a bit of a fortress,” he said. "The support from the crowd here really helps, and today we managed to get a win, and I think it's one we will all remember for a while."